Guest guest Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 My son walked at 19 1/2 months for cheetos:) Sent from my iPhone On Jan 19, 2011, at 7:04 AM, " juliechafin2005 " <juliechafin2005@...> wrote: Abby will be 18 months on January 29th and is still not walking. But, if I let her hold on to just ONE of my fingers, she will walk all over the room by herself. It is kind of a security thing. She has also taken 2-3 steps by herself when she knows that I am within reach to grab her. But, if I am a far distance away from her, she will not even attempt to walk alone. She feels unsure of herself. Any tips on how to encourage her to walk? My husband and I have been sitting in the floor and letting her walk back and forth between us while we hold on to one of her hands. I have also tried to " lure " her into walking by holding out a favorite toy for her to see. But, if I am too far away from her, she will just drop down to her little knees and crawl to me to get the toy. HELP??!! I want to see her walking so badly! ADVICE??? , mom of Abby (17 months) 48* down to 14* in 2nd cast ------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 I wish that would work with Abby. I have tried to get her to walk with food before. I have tried bananas (her favorite thing). I have also tried cookies, fruit snacks, you name it. I have tried getting behind and holding on to one of her arms until she started to walk and then letting go of her. The second she feels me let go,she will drop to her knees and crawl. I am working with her every day and it seems like nothing is working. Did any of you feel this way before your kids walked? , mom of Abby (17 months) 48* down to 14* in 2nd cast > > Abby will be 18 months on January 29th and is still not walking. But, if I let her hold on to just ONE of my fingers, she will walk all over the room by herself. It is kind of a security thing. She has also taken 2-3 steps by herself when she knows that I am within reach to grab her. But, if I am a far distance away from her, she will not even attempt to walk alone. She feels unsure of herself. Any tips on how to encourage her to walk? My husband and I have been sitting in the floor and letting her walk back and forth between us while we hold on to one of her hands. I have also tried to " lure " her into walking by holding out a favorite toy for her to see. But, if I am too far away from her, she will just drop down to her little knees and crawl to me to get the toy. HELP??!! I want to see her walking so badly! ADVICE??? > > , mom of Abby (17 months) 48* down to 14* in 2nd cast > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 After 4 kids who were all stubborn walkers, I have a few tricks you can try. (Although, I admit, Doc in his casts took the cake at 18 months!)-Try holding a washcloth and having them hold the other end. Do this for a few times when walking and eventually you can let go. They will be surprised and sit down when they realize you aren't there anymore, but it usually works as a good jumpstart. Holding a toys "hands" is a similar trick.-Put a cape on them. Wrap a towel, small blanket, back pack, or other siblings hoodie on them. The extra weight on their back makes them feel for stable and they will usually walk a few steps. -enlist a partner. Each of you walk while she's holding one finger from each of you. One person lets go, then comes back, the other person lets go, then comes back. Keep doing it until she gets to a point that when you both let go, she doesn't immediately sink to the ground.-Go outside. For some odd reason, kids prefer to be independent outside. If you have to stay inside, turn off all digital stimulation and concentrate on the basic five senses to motivate.I'll try to think of some other things I've used to get the kids walking.aMommy to DocFrom: juliechafin2005 <juliechafin2005@...>To: infantile scoliosis treatment Sent: Wed, January 19, 2011 8:04:17 AMSubject: Walking Tips Abby will be 18 months on January 29th and is still not walking. But, if I let her hold on to just ONE of my fingers, she will walk all over the room by herself. It is kind of a security thing. She has also taken 2-3 steps by herself when she knows that I am within reach to grab her. But, if I am a far distance away from her, she will not even attempt to walk alone. She feels unsure of herself. Any tips on how to encourage her to walk? My husband and I have been sitting in the floor and letting her walk back and forth between us while we hold on to one of her hands. I have also tried to "lure" her into walking by holding out a favorite toy for her to see. But, if I am too far away from her, she will just drop down to her little knees and crawl to me to get the toy. HELP??!! I want to see her walking so badly! ADVICE??? , mom of Abby (17 months) 48* down to 14* in 2nd cast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 She is soo close that is exciting. Thaddeus cant yet hold on to your fingers and walk, he is always hunched over something when he is standing up. Our main probablem now is Thad Rowan want to walk. He is soo stubborn he fights everytime I get him on his feet. Soo frustrating. We are slowly getting there. a those are great tips I will have to try those when we get there. It does take a lot of confidence to get there keep up what your doing.Mommy to Thaddeus Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 19, 2011, at 5:04 AM, "juliechafin2005" <juliechafin2005@...> wrote: Abby will be 18 months on January 29th and is still not walking. But, if I let her hold on to just ONE of my fingers, she will walk all over the room by herself. It is kind of a security thing. She has also taken 2-3 steps by herself when she knows that I am within reach to grab her. But, if I am a far distance away from her, she will not even attempt to walk alone. She feels unsure of herself. Any tips on how to encourage her to walk? My husband and I have been sitting in the floor and letting her walk back and forth between us while we hold on to one of her hands. I have also tried to "lure" her into walking by holding out a favorite toy for her to see. But, if I am too far away from her, she will just drop down to her little knees and crawl to me to get the toy. HELP??!! I want to see her walking so badly! ADVICE??? , mom of Abby (17 months) 48* down to 14* in 2nd cast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 My daughter did the same thing at 18 months. I was so frustrated. Our doc wasn't that concerned as we had just learned of her scoliosis. WE just kept encouraging her to walk but ultimately, kids will walk when they are ready. I know not what you want to hear as I didn't either and I just wanted my baby girl to walk. With each day she would take more and more steps on her own and would walk farther and farther all by herself. Patience is the key. We would make her walk everywhere and stress that big girls walk but she would always hold our finger and we let her. Then one day while watching football at my parents house she just let go of the couch and walked across the room all by herself. No coaching, no bribing no nothing. Just all by herself. I cried. She was 22 1/2 months. My daughter is very stubborn. All of her therapists said she will do it when she is confident enough and ready and she did it on her terms. I just had to be patient. There was really nothing I could do to force her to do it. She let us know that she was going to walk and now at almost 26 months she insists on walking everywhere all by herself. Just encourage and support and she will do it when she is ready. Kiya, 25 1/2 months > > > Abby will be 18 months on January 29th and is still not walking. But, if I let her hold on to just ONE of my fingers, she will walk all over the room by herself. It is kind of a security thing. She has also taken 2-3 steps by herself when she knows that I am within reach to grab her. But, if I am a far distance away from her, she will not even attempt to walk alone. She feels unsure of herself. Any tips on how to encourage her to walk? My husband and I have been sitting in the floor and letting her walk back and forth between us while we hold on to one of her hands. I have also tried to " lure " her into walking by holding out a favorite toy for her to see. But, if I am too far away from her, she will just drop down to her little knees and crawl to me to get the toy. HELP??!! I want to see her walking so badly! ADVICE??? > > > > , mom of Abby (17 months) 48* down to 14* in 2nd cast > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 didn't walk till he was 16 months old. That's when we noticed his curve. But let me tell you.....he just took off running one day. I was really starting to get worried. He walked using the fisher price toy that they can walk/ride on for a few months. Then he just took off and hasn't slowed down since. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerryFrom: "juliechafin2005" <juliechafin2005@...>Sender: infantile scoliosis treatment Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 13:04:17 -0000<infantile scoliosis treatment >Reply infantile scoliosis treatment Subject: Walking Tips Abby will be 18 months on January 29th and is still not walking. But, if I let her hold on to just ONE of my fingers, she will walk all over the room by herself. It is kind of a security thing. She has also taken 2-3 steps by herself when she knows that I am within reach to grab her. But, if I am a far distance away from her, she will not even attempt to walk alone. She feels unsure of herself. Any tips on how to encourage her to walk? My husband and I have been sitting in the floor and letting her walk back and forth between us while we hold on to one of her hands. I have also tried to " lure " her into walking by holding out a favorite toy for her to see. But, if I am too far away from her, she will just drop down to her little knees and crawl to me to get the toy. HELP??!! I want to see her walking so badly! ADVICE???, mom of Abby (17 months) 48* down to 14* in 2nd cast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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